Hypothesis Teen Suicide

Over a time span of one year, 2003 to 2004, suicide amongst children, especially teens has risen drastically. Contemplating suicide at any age is horrible. When a teenage, who has the ability to make informed decisions and has all the potential in the world, considers committing suicide, this is a tragedy. The tragedy suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. This paper attempts to list theories and hypothesis testing the theories of suspecting factors leading to the cause of teen suicide. Statistics and research methods applied indicate that the mortality rate is different among states. One theory is true, that teen suicide is on the rise. Theory in research is an attempt to specify as clearly as possible, a set of ideas that pertain to a particular phenomenon. (Ragin, C.1994). Furthermore, scholarly theories imply a systematic ordering of ideas about the phenomena of inquiry and are usually of two kinds. One is concerned with understanding, the other with explanation and prediction. As one begins to understand theory, it is much easier to see the relation or role theory plays in connection with a research study. The theory of ideas, assumptions, or hypothesis assists the researcher with discovering the scientifically substantiate fact of the given theory. Why do teenagers commit suicide? “The theory according to ABC news indicates there is a supposed link between the increases in suicide rates of teens to a decrease in antidepressant prescriptions in 2004. Since stating this theory, experts in the field, researchers, and professors, are quick to make were quick to make statements about the cause of this increase. The report is from ABC news is simply an annual tabulation of data — not a study and does not propose any hypotheses to test. But researchers instantly created a causal relationship between two variables, where only a correlational

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